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June 6, 2020

The media has been busy this week. And I’m not just talking about headlines like: “We’re In Recession!” Initially, the messages were things like … COVID crisis triggers the first fall in property prices The COVID Correction Begins … And the one that is likely to have attracted a lot of click bate earlier this…

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June 1, 2020

The COVID Correction Begins…. But the Negative Nellys were wrong – our property markets are not crashing, they’re showing resilience. The CoreLogic home value index, covering the eight major capital cities, declined 0.5% in May, the first monthly fall since June last year as the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic take its toll. But…

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May 30, 2020

I was recently asked to distill my property investment philosophy into a few simple rules. Now that’s a big ask… Distill all the mistakes I’ve made and seen others make, as well as all the lessons I’ve learned and those of the many successes investors I’ve worked with into a view simple rules. Anyway…here’s my…

May 23, 2020

Is now a good time to buy property? Should I hold off and wait for property values to fall further? What’s ahead for our economy and the property markets as Australia falls into recession? These are the type of questions I’m regularly answering for our clients at Metropole and for the many journalists who have…

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April 26, 2020

We’re heading into a recession. To be honest…Australia is already in recession, but the stats won’t come out to confirm this for a little while. So what does this mean for Australia’s property markets? To be honest… I don’t really know! Now I’m sure that’s not the answer you really wanted. Clearly the impact of…

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April 7, 2020

Both commercial and residential landlords will be banned from evicting tenants who can’t meet their commitments because of financial stress caused by the coronavirus economic downturn for the next six months. This is part of what Prime Minister Scott Morrison calls the “hibernation approach” as the government tries to build bridges for us to get…

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April 5, 2020

If you’re looking to get into property or move up to the next rung of the property ladder, here are some words of advice. Property investment is simple, but not easy and that’s not a play on words. It’s not something you should enter into lightly, but for some reason, that’s what a lot of…

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April 3, 2020

If you have a home loan, or investment loan, you are probably wondering how COVID -19 impact on your banking and loans. What’s going to happen if you lose your job and your income? What are the banks going to do if your tenant doesn’t pay their rent? That’s exactly what I discussed today with…

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April 2, 2020

Amid the spread of coronavirus, the past few weeks have seen increased expectations of an Australian recession, a slowdown in business activity and trillions of dollars wiped off global share markets. It has many asking what the impact of the coronavirus would be on Australian residential property. This note explores fundamentals of housing to better…

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